photo The first two Superhighways have launched, but more work needs to be done to improve standards

LCC has welcomed London's first two Cycle Superhighways, and the greater investment in cycling, but has warned that the rest of the Superhighways must do much more than the first two pilots to tackle difficult junctions.

Without such action, the Superhighways will not live up to the Mayor’s promise of roads where “the bicycle will dominate and that will be clear to all others using them”.

In their present form, they're unlikely to encourage enough Londoners to cycle, and thus deliver the increased use of routes the Mayor wants to see.

LCC is calling for:

lower speed limits

clear cyclist priority on routes

continuity that is not disrupted by the big junctions and diversions around one-way systems.

Despite the criticisms, LCC is reminding planners that cycling has been shown to provide by far the best-value transport investment.